Jar holder



July 19, 193s. H. B HOLLAND 2,123,896

JAR HOLDER Filed De. 7, 1956 Hazzazzawm ATTORNEYS Cil Patented July 19, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JAR. HOLDER Application December 7, 1936, Serial No. 114,701

2 Claims.

This invention relates to jar holders, and its l,general object is to provide a holder that is primarily designed for use with fruit jars and the like of the type having screw caps and which is capable of being easily and expeditiously clamped upon a jar, for holding the latter rigidly and rmly, Without fear of damage or breakage thereto, and to facilitate the application and removal of the cap thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a jar holder of the character set forth, that can be readily fixed to any suitable supporting means, in position for use, is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and extremely efficient in operation, use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the jar holder which forms the subject matter of the present invention, and

Figure 2 is a front view thereof with parts in section.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral I indicates a base plate for the holder, which is shown in Figure 1 as being of a particular shape in outline, but in any event the plate is fiat and has secured thereto and ldepending therefrom brackets 2 which threadedly receive screw clamping members 3 of the thumb type, these members havin-g serrated heads 4, for cooperation with the plate in securing the holder in position for use, as will be apparent upon inspection of Figure 2, it being obvious that the holder can be fixed to a table or the like through the instrumentality of the clamping members.

Secured to and rising from the base plate is a post that has formed on the opposite sides thereof ears 6 arranged in superimposed pairs with openings therein to receive pins I that pass through one of the eyed ends 8 of arcuate band sections 9, for pivotally securing the sections with respect to the post, for cooperative association with each other, as will be apparent upon inspection of Figure l.

The confronting faces of the band sections 9 have secured theretoby rivets or the like I0.

strips II of flexible material such as rubber, the strips being substantially co-extensive with the length of the sections and having corrugated faces providing jar gripping teeth I2.

Secured to and rising from the base plate I is a post I4 that has mounted thereon for rocking movement a connecting member I 5 which is held accordingly by a cotter pin as shown, and the connecting member is provided with a reduced inner end having an ear I6 formed thereon, while the outer end portion is relatively thick and terminates in spaced ears I1 between which is pivotally mounted a lever I8 having a handle I9 formed on the outer free end thereof.

The opposite ends of the sections 9 have eyes formed thereon for receiving pins 20 which act to pivotally secure the arms of substantially U-shaped links 2| thereto, as best shown in Figure 2, from which it will be noted that the eyes which are indicated by the reference numeral 22 are in the form of sectional hinge barrels and have the arms of the U-shaped links disposed between the same. Each of the U-shaped links 2l are provided with earsl which for distinction are indicated by the reference numerals 23 and 24, and the ears 23 and I6 have mounted therein the arms of a substantially U-shaped connecting link 25 which is removable therefrom, as Will be apparent upon inspection of Figure 2,

' so that similar shaped links of various lengths are interchangeable to vary the diameter of the jar clamping ring formed by the sections 9, so that the holder can be used with jars of various s1zes.

The ear 24 has pivotally secured thereto one end of a band link 26, While the opposite end is pivotally secured to an ear 21 that is formed on the enlarged portion of the connecting member I5, as best shown in Figure 1, and the band link 26 is guided in its movement by a roller 30 which is mounted on a post 28 secured to and rising from .the plate I.

An arcuate rack bar 29 is xed to the plate I adjacent to the forward edge thereof, and is arranged so that its teeth are disposed in the path of the lever I8, for holding the lever against movement as will be apparent.

In the use of my jar holder, it is believed that it will be obvious that the lever I 8 is disposed toward the right in the form as shown, to openthe clamping sections or jaws, and when fully opened, a jar is placed between the saine. Movement of the lever toward the left will bring the jaws together for disposing the gripping teeth I2 in engagement with the jar, and as the jaws are held accordingly, by the application of the lever in the teeth of the rack bar 29, it will be apparent that the hands of the user are free for the application or removal of the cap of the jar. Due to the fact that the lever is pivotally mounted with respect to the connecting member I5, it can be readily moved into and out of the teeth of the bar 29 in disposing the jaws with respect to the jar.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A jar holder comprising a base plate, cooperating jar receiving arcuate shaped clamping jaws, toothed gripping means secured to the confronting faces of the jaws, anchoring means fixed to the plate and having one of the ends of the jaws pivoted thereto, a post secured to and rising from the plate, a connecting member rockably mounted on the post, a U-shaped link detachably connecting the opposite end of one jaw to one end of the connecting member, a flexible link connecting the opposite end of the other jaw adjacent to the opposite end of the connecting member, roller guiding means for the flexible link, a handle pivotally secured to the connecting member for adjusting the jaws with respect to each other, rack means secured to the plate for receiving the handle to hold the jaws in adjusted positions, and means for detachably securing the holder in position for use and mounted on the plate.

2. A jar holder comprising a base plate, cooperating jar receiving jaws, toothed cushion means secured to the confronting faces of the jaws, anchoring means xed to the plate and having one of the ends of the jaws pivoted thereto, .hinge barrels formed on the opposite ends of the jaws, means secured to the plate for rocking movement, links pivoted in the hinge barrels, ears formed on the links and the rocking means respectively, a U-shaped link detachably mounted in the ear of one of the rst mentioned links, and one ear of the rocking means, a fiexible link having its ends connected to the ear of the other link of those rst mentioned, and the other eaiI of the rocking means, and cooperating with the U-shaped link for pivotally connecting the jaws to the rocking means, roller guiding means for the flexible link, a handle secured to the rocking means for moving the latter to adjust the jaws toward and' away from each other, and rack means secured to the plate for receiving the handle to holdthe jaws in adjusted positions.

HAL B. HOLLAND. 

